1. 12-2: Area and Volume of Pyramids
Geometry Unit 11
12-2: Area and Volume of Pyramids

2. Area and Volume of Pyramids
Content Objective: Students will be able to identify the parts required for finding the areas and volume of Regular Pyramids.
Language Objective: Students will be able to use equations to find the areas and volume of Regular Pyramids.

3. Pyramids Our next figure is a Pyramid
It only has one base, but that base can be any polygon.
The lateral faces are all triangles.
It has a vertex (i.e. The point where all the lateral edges meet).

4. Pyramids Refer to this example (a regular square Pyramid):
The base is a regular polygon.
*This means that all the sides of the base are congruent.
All lateral edges are congruent.
All lateral faces are congruent Isosceles Triangles.

5. Pyramids Refer to this example (a regular square Pyramid):
The height of a lateral face is called the Slant Height.
*(Slant Height is denoted by the letter 𝒍)
The altitude (or height) meets the base at its center. ℎ 𝑙

6. Area of a Pyramid Theorem 12-3: The lateral area of a pyramid equals
Equation: 𝑳.𝑨.= 𝟏 𝟐 𝒑𝒍
half the perimeter of the base times the slant height. 𝑙

7. Volume of a Pyramid Theorem 12-4: The volume of a pyramid equals
Equation: V= 𝟏 𝟑 𝑩𝒉
one third the area of the base times the height of the pyramid. ℎ

8. Practice
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 1.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 8 9 6 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 18 9 8
1 2 ×6×3 3
=𝟗 𝟑

9. Example #1 Solution Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×18×9 =𝟖𝟏
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 =𝟖𝟏+𝟗 𝟑 ≈𝟗𝟔.𝟓𝟗
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= 1 3 ×9 3 ×8
=3 3 ×8
=𝟐𝟒 𝟑

10. Practice
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 2.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 10 15 9 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 40 15 9
𝟏𝟎 𝟐
=𝟏𝟎𝟎

11. Example #2 Solution Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×40×15 =𝟑𝟎𝟎
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 = =𝟒𝟎𝟎
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= 1 3 ×100×9
=𝟑𝟎𝟎

12. Group Practice 12 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 48 13.3 9.5 𝟏𝟐 𝟐 =𝟏𝟒𝟒 13.3 9.5
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 1.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 12
13.3
9.5 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 48
13.3
9.5
𝟏𝟐 𝟐
=𝟏𝟒𝟒

13. Group #1 Solution Volume 𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ = 1 3 ×144×9.5 =𝟒𝟓𝟔
Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×48 ×13.3 =𝟑𝟏𝟗.𝟐
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 = =𝟒𝟔𝟑.𝟐
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= 1 3 ×144×9.5
=𝟒𝟓𝟔

14. Group Practice 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 44 9 7.5 𝟏𝟏 𝟐 =𝟏𝟐𝟏
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 2.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 11
7.5 9 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 44 9
7.5
𝟏𝟏 𝟐
=𝟏𝟐𝟏

15. Group #2 Solution Volume 𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ = 1 3 ×121×7.5 =𝟑𝟎𝟐.𝟓
Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×44×9 =𝟏𝟗𝟖
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 = =𝟑𝟏𝟗
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= 1 3 ×121×7.5
=𝟑𝟎𝟐.𝟓

16. Group Practice 6 12 8 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 36 8 6 1 2 ×12×6 3 =𝟑𝟔 𝟑
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 3.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 6 12 8 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 36 8 6
1 2 ×12×6 3
=𝟑𝟔 𝟑

17. Group #3 Solution Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×36×8 =18×8 =𝟏𝟒𝟒
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 = ≈𝟐𝟎𝟔.𝟑𝟓
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= 1 3 ×36 3 ×6
=𝟕𝟐 𝟑

18. Group Practice 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 40 10.6 7 1 2 ×40×5.5 =𝟏𝟏𝟎
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 4.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 40
7 ft
10.6 7
1 2 ×40×5.5
=𝟏𝟏𝟎

19. Group #4 Solution Volume 𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ = 1 3 ×110×7 = 770 3 ≈𝟐𝟓𝟔.𝟔𝟕
Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×40 ×10.6 =𝟐𝟏𝟐
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 = =𝟑𝟐𝟐
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= 1 3 ×110×7
= 770 3
≈𝟐𝟓𝟔.𝟔𝟕

20. Group Practice 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 72 15 12 324
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 5.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵= 72 18 15 15 12
324

21. Group #5 Solution Volume 𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ = 1 3 324 ×12 =324×4 =𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟔
Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×72×15 =𝟓𝟒𝟎
Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 = =𝟖𝟔𝟒
Volume
𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ
= ×12
=324×4
=𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟔

22. Group Practice 𝑝= 100 𝑙= 20 ℎ= 𝐵= 16 600
For the following regular pyramids, First find the values listed, then find the
a.) Lateral Area 6.)
b.) Total Area
c.) Volume 𝑝= 𝑙= ℎ= 𝐵=
100 20 16 12 20 16
600

23. Group #6 Solution Total Area 𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 =1000+600 =𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟎
Lateral Area 𝐿.𝐴.= 1 2 𝑝𝑙 = 1 2 ×100×20 𝒍=𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
Total Area
𝑇.𝐴.=𝐿.𝐴.+𝐵 =
=𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟎
Volume 𝑉= 1 3 𝐵ℎ = 1 3 ×600×16 =𝟑𝟐𝟎𝟎